The Chiefs play the Falcons on Sunday night
For the first time in eight years, Travis Kelce has not scored a touchdown through the first two weeks of an NFL season. Even still, Kelce‘s Kansas City Chiefs are 2-0 — although the superstar tight end’s performances early this season are a slight concern.
Before the season, Kelce signed a contract extension that made him the NFL’s best-paid tight end — bringing him a little closer to matching high-powered partner Taylor Swift‘s immense wealth. However, the NFL could move to lighten Kelce’s wallet a little following last week’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals — and Swift might bear some of the responsibility.
Is there a fine on the way?
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The NFL has laid down a marker for how it will approach certain player celebrations in 2024. The league fined Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas more than $5,000 in response to his “bow-and-arrow” celebration during last Sunday’s 26-25 loss in Kansas City, deeming it “unsportsmanlike conduct”.
The NFL fined #Bengals WR Andrei Iosivas $5,305 for unsportsmanlike conduct/violent gesture — a bow-and-arrow celebration last week.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 21, 2024
But it was not lost on social media users that Kelce has long used this same celebration, especially since he began dating Swift last year. Swift, a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter whose hits include a song titled “The Archer“, has even performed the gesture on stage during her globe-spanning Eras Tour.
Yet there appears to be no fine imminently forthcoming for Kelce, whose contract in KC runs until 2027 and guarantees him a $17 million salary this season.
Hey @NFL – why would you fine Andrei Iosivas for doing something Travis Kelce has been doing for awhile and as for as I know has never been fined over? Care to explain? https://t.co/p7m11kfZSq pic.twitter.com/x1wgt1LIyU
— 𝔐𝔢𝔩 (@MelCincy) September 21, 2024
However, the NFL’s choice to fine Iosivas for the archer celebration could put Kelce on alert entering Sunday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Kelce will have a great opportunity to break out of his early-season “slump” — and if he grabs a touchdown or two, the 34-year-old will have to make sure he celebrates somewhat respectfully.
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